My Mits. Eclipse has an useful option,- when I turned off engine and opened the door, the lights came to off too, and on when I push the key to ignition. Very useful option I used to. Any experiences to make it for our RXs?

 

Bump :-D

 

Wire a relay into the ignition wire that only allows the lights to be on when the ignition is on.

Then when you shut off the ignition..the lights go off. And when you starrt the vehicle...with the light switch on....it will turn them back on.

Some market cars IE: Canada..have daytime running light modules that turn on the lights when the car is started......this is kinda like that...in reverse :

I'm sure you could wire the module that controls the lights in your Mitsu into the RX-8 as well. I guess Mazda didn't think that it was an important option?

 

I had that feature in my Mazda Tribute.... It is actually simple and should be in the RX-8.

About a year ago I did a DIY for Powered sunroof. It was to keep the sunroof powered for a couple of seconds after the key was removed. The same principle should be easily implemented for the lights. I might try to do it in the future.

 

I wonder if this DIY could be modified to control the headlights too.
Perhaps Omicron or Magnesium will chime in... Lurch519 might know how
to do this?
I'll shoot them a PM.

 

I'm just glad it makes that noise so you don't forget like an idiot. hah.

I kinda miss that feature in my '01 eclipse. oh, 8's better.

-Cody

 

Here's a copy of the PM Lurch sent me:

ok, its very easy.

remove the under dash trim

remove metal under dash piece

remove shroud around steering column (3 screws from underneath)

plug on the ignition switch, locate this, find black/yellow wire and tap into this

find white plug, closest to steering wheel, on the left, locate the yellow/red wire, there are 2, it should be the one on the left of the plug, it will go to ground when the head lights are turned on. tap into this one

locate the light green wire in this same plug, this is parking lights

get a directed 8616 relay from your local specialty retailer, should be 5 bucks, and 2 1 amp diodes

on your 8616 relay, connect the yellow and black wire together and attach to ground

cut the orange wire

take the red wire and connect it to the black/yellow ignition wire

take the brown wire, attach both diodes to this, with the stripes toward the wire. the opposite ends of the diodes will go to your headlight wire and parking light wire. test before crimping this as i just did this, but i am typing this from memory. if it doest work, try reversing the polarity on the diodes

this should be it, test by turning key on, if headlights and parking lights go on we are good.

 

Very cool. I might have tackled this at the underhood fuse box level, but this way should work too. Now all this needs is someone to take it on. I have no time and its way too cold right now in Colorado to tackle this.

Al, you're motivated, care to tackle the "Lurch method" you just outlined, and assuming it works, make it into a formal DIY? C'mon man, get your name in lights!

I'll leave this thread in place till we see one way or another, altho since its not yet a tested DIY I'll put a pointer in the DIY forum and move the thread to the exterior forum.

 

Thanks... but, no thanks. I'll leave this DIY up to the pro, Lurch519.
I am just passing on the info. I probably would have shot for the Fuse panel in the
engine compartment too.

 

Lets anybody see schemes how to rewire all this stuff. Picture, diagram or layout. Underhood fuse box level is preferrable than removing under dash trims.

 

Here's a start! Ford has an auto headlamp kit with sensor and delay.

http://www.mysporttrac.com/mysporttr...all/index.html

$77.31 at Ford Parts Direct, Part Number: F8AZ-13B218-AA
http://www.ford-parts-direct.com/pro...roductTypeID=4

 

Heh, happens to me all the time. I always thank the little beep it makes..

 

I had a Peugeot with auto lights and auto wipers. Now, I forget to turn on the lights (Is it my eyes or is it dark out there?), then...behold the beep. The wipers, keep running long after the rain has stopped.

 

This way is not suitable, sometimes I left the car in dark on the road and I should left parking lights on for not to have something to crash into me. There must be something intelligent as I have on Eclipse: I turn off engine and open the door, then lights off, but if I turn light switch off/on again manually, they stay on. This is preferrable way. There must be relay which works that way. We should ask Canadian forum? Are there any clever super-puper moderators?